Everything but the baa
Our friends at Farm Credit Knowledge Center have these great posters that talk about how animal products are present in all aspects of our day to day lives. We especially love this one! Download the PDF here.
We just can’t get enough of these lambs!
https://youtu.be/jnbrYF2IPW0
So much to be thankful for
Need a few moments of quiet? Here’s some raw video footage from a fun ranch-day video shoot we did recently to show the world who we are. From feeding the animals and moving the water at dawn with our student ranchers to Karin making us breakfast, you’ll see everything that goes on at Karin’s Sinclair…
The importance of ag education
My children and I participated in FFA and 4-H. It’s important for them and for ranching that they continue to learn about the food chain. Mike works with local groups, and we have made the commitment to those groups to provide educational opportunities to them!
Recirculating Vertical Flow Constructed Wetlands
Our local engineering firm, RO Anderson, has been producing high quality, innovative engineering projects for 30 years. Their projects include hazard mitigation planning (flooding) and water and wastewater infrastructure among many, many other civil engineering projects in the region. We chose RO Anderson due to their long tenure in the Valley, the complicated issues they…
Property Value Research Summary
There is no evidence to support a drop in property value for homes near a meat processing facility, based on comps and recent real estate news for home values in the surrounding neighborhoods for Wolf Pack Meats in Reno, and both Mori Meats and Lahontan Valley/York Meats in Fallon. All of these facilities are located…
Open House, Open Communication
An open invitation to our neighbors: Please join us at the proposed site for an open house, open discussion: Saturday, November 9, 10 a.m to 2 p.m. 876 Centerville Lane, Gardnerville As responsible business owners, we have hired local professionals out of our own pockets to help us move our business plan forward. These professionals…
An open letter to our neighbors
As responsible business owners, we have hired local professionals out of our own pockets to help us move our business plan forward. These professionals include an engineering firm to help with our state-of-the-art water filtration system, our attorney to help us navigate the legal process, and a marketing firm to help us provide the community…
Special Use Permit/Variance Request
Many, many questions have come up over the special use permit and variance request. The special use permit is to include a commercial meat processing facility and the major variance is for paved parking and access improvements on the two acres of the site where the facility will be located. Click here to view the…
Fifth-Generation Rancher
Terri Chichester, a fifth-generation rancher, talks about running her husband’s family’s ranch just over the border in Topaz, California. Terri runs sheep and pastures cows for other ranchers and says having a processing plant in Gardnerville would save her money in time and fuel to process her 30 or so sheep a year.